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Revision as of 15:52, 21 June 2025
| Defunct as a radio station | |
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| Broadcast area | Abilene metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1280 kHz |
| Branding | 92.5 The Ranch |
| Programming | |
| Format | Red dirt country |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 8, 1957 (first license granted, as KNIT)[1] |
Last air date | February 21, 2025 (67 years, 228 days) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54843 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 500 watts (day) 226 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°26′30.5″N 99°43′9.3″W / 32.441806°N 99.719250°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 925theranch |
KSLI (1280 kHz) was an AM radio station that serves the Abilene, Texas, area. The station was owned by Townsquare Media and until late February 2025, aired a red dirt and Texas country music format, simulcasting KMWX (92.5 FM).
History
On Monday, March 1, 2010, the news/talk format on KSLI moved to sister station KYYW. KSLI then began broadcasting the classic country format that had been on KYYW.
The station was owned by Gap Central Broadcasting, which bought the station from Clear Channel Communications in 2007. Gap Central Broadcasting was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[3]
On Monday, February 10, 2020, KSLI transitioned from a classic country music format to a red dirt and Texas country music format under the "Lonestar 1280" branding.[4] KSLI still aired Abilene Wylie High School basketball, baseball and softball games, and was affiliated with Texas Farm Bureau.
On January 9, 2023, KSLI began simulcasting KMWX (92.5 FM), which took on the red dirt and Texas country music format as "92.5 The Ranch".[5] In October 2023, the station went silent due to transmitter problems.[6] On September 21, 2024, at 2:45 PM, KSLI came back on the air with a classic country format. On February 21, 2025, at 12 noon, KSLI was taken off the air again, as part of an ongoing series of closures of underperforming Townsquare Media stations.[7]
References
- ^ "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSLI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ Vents, Lance (February 14, 2020). "KSLI Flips To Red Dirt Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ KMWX Flips to Red Dirt Country Radioinsight - January 9, 2023
- ^ "AM Station KSLI - Station Information - FCC Public Inspection Files". publicfiles.fcc.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ Townsquare Signs Off AM's in Abilene and Quad Cities Radioinsight - March 6, 2025
External links
- KSLI official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 54843 (KSLI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSLI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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